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Earthquakes induced by injection wells

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Published in News on Research / Academia
Earthquakes induced by injection wells
12
September

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock.


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